Truck.



W. J. H. SGHROBDBR.

TRUCK. APPLICATION rgVLED FEB. z, 1914. Y

1,124,17., P .atented Jan.5,1915.

UMTED STATES Para orales. i

WLLIAM J. H. SCHBOEIDER, F SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.)

' 'TRUCKy Lamme.

To allwhom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. H.

SCHROEDER, a ucitizen of the United States,`

\ residing at San Pedro, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a truck,l and particular 'i porting lumber.

It is the object of Vthis invention to pro-v vide a truck of the four wheel' type hav`v img a pair of independent complementary frames supported one 011 the front axle and one on the rear axle, and which frames can be elevated in relation to the axles and canted longitudinally, 'with manually operl, and the frames canted.`

means lfor substantially connecting the able means for elevating the truck frames interposed between the frames and'axles.'

A further object is to provide agtruck 4 having a pair of tiltable lumber carrier frames provided with hinged side portions forming unloading skids when extended laterally and provide roller -means Von the y Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationvniea February a, v'1914. serial No. 815,010.

ly pertains tov a truck f or trans- Patented aan. 5, i915.

cantin'g means partly in vertical section and elevation. lFig. Sis a detail vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 1s a detail 1n perspective showing the constructlon of one the manner of mounting same. .Figa 5 is a detail end elevation of the side frame,

showing the adjustable support therefor when in its horizontal position.

The lprese t four-wheeled ruck and has correspondingly constructed front and rear portions con` invention is essentially` a ofthe adjustablestandards and nected together by an adjustable reach bar.

As the front and rear portions are of like constructions, the, description will be confined to the front portion, tioularly illustrated in Fig. of an axle 5 of the low type, preferably rectangular invcross section and` turned upward at its ends to form upright members lumber lcarrier frames and side portions t' v .facilitate the discharge of the lumber therefrom when the sides are extended laterally A` further object is toprovide adjustable 6 on the outer faces of which are vformed the wheel Jspindles 7 `on which the 'truck` wheels 8 are revolubly mounted; the spindles 7 being disposed ashort distance bewhich` is par- 2, and consists' low theupper ends of theA upright members 6. vThe upright portions 6 are rectangular 1n cross section and are designed to receive adjustable standardsv 9 which are formedv with vertical plates l0 adapted to lie adjacent the inner vertical faces of the truck frames to the axles and supporting,

them thereon adjacent the wheels.

rlhe invention primarily resides in a side frames hinged to .said transverse their lowered or horizontal position. Fig. .j 2 is aA front elevation with parts broken frames adapted to be rigidly secured in either a horizontal o r vertical position, rollers on the transverse frames and side frames, and means `for canting thetransverse frames to facilitate the discharge of a load therefrom on the rollers on a laterallyextended side frame.

The invention is illustrated in Figure 1 is a plan view` of the truck showing the sideI frames on one sidethereof in away, showing the forward axleand the uprights 6 and having open-ended vertically extending slotsll therein to receive Ithreaded bolts 4l2 which pass through the slots sll and are screwed into the upright portions 6; theI heads of the bolts 12'engag lng washers 14v spanning the slots 11 to rigidly Aclamp the plates 10 -in vposition i against the uprights 6. As a means for retaining vthe` standards 9 against lateral movement, the plates l0 are formed with outwardly projectingiianges 15, which eX tend on opposite sides of the uprigh-ts 6, as

particularly shown in Fig. 4, the standard .the ac-K companying drawing, in which-4 thus being formed U-shaped in ycross section. vr.lhe flanges 15 are formed with a series of vertically alinedopenings 16 adapted to 'receive a pin 17 whichis adapted to be inserted through opposed' openings 16, as shown in- F ig. 3,. and which pin is held in place by meansf a shbulder 18 on one end thereof, and ay removable Cotter-pin 19 passed through an opening inthe opposite end thereof; the flange 18 bearing against` the outer face of one i'lange.15,and the cotter-pin againstthe outer face of the other` .a'nge' 15. rlhepin 17- forms a support for *i the standards 9, and is designed the standards in place.

` serve as pivotal supports for the standards when the latter are rocked as will presently be described.

Formed on the upper ends ofthe standards integral therewith, and braced by webs 21 are horizontally extending quadrant plates 22 forming turn-tables; the quadrants on the opposite standards 9 being disposed to face each other and preferably formed ou arcs struck from the longitudinal center of the axle 5. Detachably mounted on the Lquadrant plates 22 and extending parallel with the axle 5 is a load supporting frame 23 formed of channel iron which is secured in place on the quadrant plates 22 by means of angle bolts 24 having horizontally extending portions adapted to engage the underside of the quadrant plates 22 and vertical portions projecting up and around the outer edges of the latter with their threaded upper ends passing` through openings in the frame 23 for the reception of nuts 25 which are screwed thereon to clampthe frame 23 either in rigid or slidable relation to the quadrant plates.

` Pivoted to the outer ends of the -frames f are side frames 26 which are connected to employed as side frames are of the side an'ges of the frames."

the ends of the frames 23 by means of removable pins 27 and are adapted to be turned on the pins 27 into either a vertical or horizontal position. rlhe frames 26 when retained in a vertical position by means of removable pins 28 which are inserted through perforations in the lside flanges of the frame 23and pass through corresponding perforations in the side flanges of the side frames 26. Mounted between the side flanges of the supporting frames 23 and side frames 26 is a series of rollers 29, the upper portions of which project a short distance beyond the upper-ridges ese rollers are provided for'the purposevbfy facilitating the removal of the load canned-by lowered into a engaging the.

the frame.

Means are provided for forming an adjusta-ble substantial support for the outer end of the side -frames 26`whenv the latter are horizontal position. This means consists of a leg 30 connected to a pair of links 31 arra ged on opposite sides of the side frame 26 adjacent its outer end. The leg 304 is adapted to be adjusted in 60 length, for which purpose its lower end telescopes with a sleeve 32 having an inturned flange 33 o n its upper 0 riphery ofthe leg 30 which y leg is formed .withf'aflange 34 on its lower end The pins 17 alsol when the latter is elevated.v The sleeve 32V -1s formed with a series of vertically arend engaging the pe.-

slidablyv inner wall of the sleeve 32;v

- perforated flange 50 turned so as to bear on the flanges 33 and 34 serving to prevent the sleeve 32 from separating from the leg 30 ranged opposed perforations 35 for the reception of alpin 36, which, when passed through opposite perforations, will extend below the lower end of the leg 30 and form a support therefor.

The front and rear axles 5 of the truck areconnected together by a longitudinally adjustable reach rod 37 here shown as consisting of channel irons 38, which are secured to the axles 5 vin any suitable manner, and which channel irons receive the ends of aconnecting channel yiron 39, which is se- "cured to the channel irons 38 -in any desired position by means' of bolts 40 which are passed through perforations 41 in the chan-- nel- 'rons 39 and engaging corresponding perforations in the channel irons 38. The front axle 5 may be connected to the channel irons V38 by aking pin38 to permit pivoted movement of the front axle in relation to the reachv rod in steering the truck. Mounted onythe axle 5 is a load distributing saddle 42, which .is held on the axle'against displacement by means of bolts 43 passing through U-shaped extensions 4 4 on the ends of the saddle bar which extensions project on opposite sides of the axle 5 with the bolts connecting their lower ends below the underside of the axle 5. The saddle 42 is held against longitudinal movement on the axle means of ribs or projections 45 adjacent its outer ends and on its underside, which 'engage depressions in the upper face of the axie 5. The saddle 42 is bent upwardly at its center tobridge the channel iron 38 and is formed with a socket 46 on its/upper face to receive a semi-cylindrical end 47 of a jack-screw 48., the upper 4portion of which is threaded and screwed in an in-l ternally threaded tubular hanger 49 rigidly mounted on the underside of the frame 23. The ack-screw 48 is provided with the usual bar by which the jack-screw can vbe rotated.

In the operation of the invention, the standards 9 are securely clamped on the upturned portions of theaxle so as to hold the .supporting frames 23' against movement in relation thereto; the jack-screw 48 being the' saddle 42. The load of lumber or timbers is then stacked on the frames 23 and carried by thereon; the side frames 26 being placed in their upright position on opposite sides of the load to prevent lateral displacement of the latter. When it ,is desired to discharge the load one Nof the side frames 26, accordfor the reception of a soA the rollers ing to which side of the truck it is desired 23, in which position it is maintained by adjustment of the supporting legs 30. The

frames 23 are then canted by first partially unscrewing the bolts 12K and operating lthe jack-screw 48 in such `manner as to slightly elevate theirames 23, which, moving upward, carry the standards 9 therewith to move the pins 17 upward in the channels 20. The frames 23 can then be readily tilted at an incline toward the horizontally arranged side member 26, whereupon the lumber can be caused to travel over the rollers 29 and be discharged from the outer ends of 'the horizontal side frames 26. On the discharge of the load the jack-screws are retracted to re-position the frames 23 at normal, and the side frames 26 are restored; to their vertical positionsl and retained therein by pins 28. It will be observed that the load on the frames 23 will'be transmitted to Athe axles 5 and the wheels 8 through the pins 20, and it desired, through the jack-screws 48, which may be so adjusted as lto support a portion of the load which will be distributed to the axle 5 through the saddle 42; which saddle serves to distribute the load whenl the frames are elevated by the jackscrews, as before described.

What I. claim isz- 1 Y,

l. A truck, comprising wheel-supported front and rear axles, a pair of adjustable standards on said axles, load supporting frames carried by' said standards, hinged side frames on said supporting frame adapted to be disposed in either a horizontal or vertical position, and jack-screws connected to the load supporting frames adapted to cooperate with the axles whereby said load supporting frames can be elevated and canted in discharging aload. e

2. In a truck, front and rear wheel-supported axles, adjustable standards mountedY adjacent the ends of said axles, load su porting frames carried by said standars, rolls on said frames, side frames hingedto the ends of the supporting frames, rolls on the inner sides of said side frames, means for securing the side frames in a vertical position, adjustable means for supporting the outer ends of the side frames in approximately a horizontal position, and means for elevating the carrying frames in relation to the axles whereby they can be canted to facilitate the d.' I,charge'of the load on either` side of the truck.

3. In a truck, an axle havingiupturned \end portions, standards U-shaped in cross section having side members extending on opposite sides of the upturned axle portions and formed with a series of opposed perforations, removable pins adapted to be received by said perforations and adalpted to` be supported on the upper ends of t e axle end portions to support a load on the standards, means coperating with said pins forl clamping the standards against movement in relation to the axle, and a load carrying frame supported on said standards. j

A4. In a truck, an axle having upturned end portions, standards U-'shaped in cross sec` ltion having its side members extending on opposite sides of the upturned axle ortions and formed with a series of oppose perfoe rations removable pins adapted to be received by said perforations and adapted to be supported on the upper ends of the axlel end portions to support a load on thestandards, means coperating with said pins for clamping the standards against movement kin relation to the axle, a load carrying frame supportedl on said standards, and a jackscrew inter osed between the frame and the' axle, where y the frame and the standards thereon may be elevated in relation to the axle. 'I

l In witness'that. I claim. theforegoing I i have hereunto subscribed my name this '24th v day of January, 19.14. v

H. vSCHROEDER. 

